Feasibility of the collection of patient-reported outcomes in an ambulatory neurology clinic.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine whether patients could self-report physical and mental health assessments in the waiting room and whether these assessments would be associated with modified Rankin Scale (mRS) and Quality of Life in Epilepsy (QOLIE-10) scores.

Methods

We offered iPad-based surveys to consecutive adult neurology patients at check-in to collect patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs). We collected demographic and clinical data on 6,075 patients through survey or administrative claims and PROMs from participating patients. We compared demographic characteristics of participants and nonparticipants and tested associations between physical and mental health scores and mRS and QOLIE-10.

Results

Of 6,075 patients seen by neurologists during the study period, 2,992 (

SUBMITTER: Moura LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5177682 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature